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APEI vs GHC // NET PROFIT MARGIN
American Public Education Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Graham Holdings Company (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: APEI 7
— GHC 4
▲ NET PROFIT MARGIN LEADER: GHC
LAST: $41.59 (+2.51%) • MKT CAP: $742.5M
net-margins
4.90%
LAST: $1,202.87 (+2.94%) • MKT CAP: $4.87B
net-margins
6.00%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (APEI VS. GHC)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | APEI | GHC | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 54.20% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 17.60% | 3.50% | +14.10 | APEI | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 11.9x | 18.1x | -6.20 | APEI | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 5.69% | 5.59% | +0.10 | APEI | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 7.40% | 4.80% | +2.60 | APEI | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin ACTIVE | 4.90% | 6.00% | -1.10 | GHC | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 3.90% | 2.50% | +1.40 | APEI | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 4.08 | 3.05 | +1.03 | APEI | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 6/9 | +2.00 | APEI | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 36.1 | 46.3 | -10.20 | GHC | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 23.9x | 15.6x | +8.30 | GHC | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $742.5M | $4.87B | -$4.13B | GHC | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | APEI REV | GHC REV | APEI GROSS % | GHC GROSS % | APEI FCF | GHC FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $648.9M | $4.91B | 54.2% | — | $46.1M | $275.3M |
| FY 2024 | $624.6M | $4.79B | 52.7% | — | $27.8M | $324.1M |
| FY 2023 | $600.5M | $4.41B | — | — | $45.5M | $259.9M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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